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Wallpaper

mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of wallpaper with a design imitating a textile pattern, with diamond shapes and small red, white and blue flowers, on a brown ground; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour print from wood block, on paper
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper with a design imitating a textile pattern, with diamond shapes and small red, white and blue flowers, on a brown ground; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper; Anonymous; Provenance: A house in La Haute Ville, Vaison, France, formerly the residence of the Marquis de Taulignan; French; 1825-75.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper with a design imitating a textile pattern, with diamond shapes and small red, white and blue flowers, on a brown ground; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 63.6cm
  • Portion width: 22.9cm
Dimensions from: Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
Credit line
Given by Mrs Tremayne
Object history
Given by Mrs Tremayne.
Production
Provenance: A house in La Haute Ville, Vaison, France, formerly the residence of the Marquis de Taulignan.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
Collection
Accession number
E.2510-1930

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Record createdMarch 4, 2009
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